Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania completely stopped the import of natural gas from Russia, reports France-Presse. “ If there were also doubts about whether it is possible to count on Russian deliveries, then these events clearly show that from the point of view of reliability it is virtually impossible to rely on them. From the point of view of the state’s energy security, it is definitely necessary to solve the issue of building the second LNG terminal-the faster, the better.

The North Atlantic Alliance will find ways to “relatively quickly” to accept in Sweden and Finland, said the head of NATO Stoltenberg. Back in early March, the NATO Foreign Minister reached an agreement on the expansion of the block cooperation with Finland and Sweden. Both countries participate in all consultations of the alliance on the situation in Ukraine. Earlier today, the Prime Minister of Finland instructed to study the issue of the country's entry into NATO.

The Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Academy of Sciences caught fire in Moscow. The fire has already covered the entire fifth floor. The fire began in one of the chambers of the fifth floor of the six -story building. A source of Interfax said that fire could spread to the sixth floor. The Ministry of Emergencies conduct an evacuation. 15 people have already been taken out, there are no data on the victims yet.

In Mariupol, the Lithuanian director and documentary man Mantas Kvedaravravravichyus died . He was 45 years old. According to Lithuanian media, a rocket hit the director. Kvedaravichyus was taken to the hospital, it was not possible to save him. In 2016, Mantas Kvedaravravichyus shot “Mariopolis” - a film dedicated to the conflict in the Donbass. The premiere was held at the Berlin International Film Festival. On March 13, American documentary Brent Renault died in the Kyiv region.

At least one person died and more than 30 were injured as a result of an explosion in a nightclub in the center of Baku, the Ministry of Emergencies of the Republic reports . “ On April 3, at about 03:00 in a night club on Tarlan Aliarbekov Street in the Sabail district of Baku, an explosion occurred. According to preliminary data, as a result of the incident, one person died, another 31 people received bodily harm of varying severity , ”the Prosecutor General’s Office also indicates.

The head of Russian negotiators in Russian-Ukrainian negotiations Medinsky said that the draft peace treaty was not yet ready. “ Arahamia (the head of the Ukrainian delegation in negotiations - Polit.ru) said that Russia is taking a Ukrainian position with the exception of Crimea.

Since February 24, the military special operation , which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin, continues in Ukraine. He explained its implementation by the “demilitarization and denazification” of the republic. We talk about the main events of the special operation that occurred in the evening of April 3. There is 39th day of special operations , Russian troops left Kiev.

Western sanctions can be lifted from Russia depending on the results of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, said US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. Earlier today, the head of Russian negotiators Medinsky said that the text of a peace treaty was far from completion. The next round of negotiations in Moscow and Kyiv will be held on April 4 in an online mode. At the end of March, US Secretary of State said that Putin does not receive truthful information on the situation in Ukraine.

The municipal authorities of Shanghai demanded from 26 million inhabitants of this city to undergo a testing for Koronavirus. On Sunday, April 3, Shanghai will go to take a test for antibodies. A positive result will mean the requirement to go on April 4 for the delivery of the PCR test to coronavirus. Most of the new cases of coronavirus in Shanghai are asymptomatic. On April 3, the city revealed 7,788 cases of Covid - on April 2 there were 6 501.

Robert Darnton The Publishing House "New Literary Review" represents the book of a professor at Harvard University, a specialist in the history of France of the 18th century, Robert Darnton "Literary Tour de France. The world of books on the eve of the French Revolution ”(translation by Vadim Mikhailin).

The special services of Kazakhstan reported on the detention of an agent of foreign intelligence. He, according to representatives of the National Security Committee (KNB), was preparing an attempt on the President of the Republic of Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev.

The Russian Ministry of Defense officially stated that the photo and video materials of the massacre in the city of Buch near Kiev were “the next production of the Kyiv regime for the Western media”. The Russian military department made this statement almost a day after the publication of the first materials with those who died in Buch, TASS broadcasts the position of the Ministry of Defense.

The Pope Francis during a visit to Malta made a speech and made some sharp statements about the special operation in Ukraine. Pontiff said that people considered “ invasions from other countries, brutal street battles and atomic threats are just gloomy memories of the distant past ”, but all this turned out to be a reality. Then the Pope harshly spoke about the man who began the conflict in Ukraine. Pontiff did not name his name.

On April 3, 1776, a doctor Matvey Mudrov was born, one of the founders of therapy in Russia. Personal business Matvey Yakovlevich Mudrov (1776 - 1831) was born in Vologda, in the family of a priest. He studied at the local theological seminary, earned a funds for training, engaged in relaying business and giving lessons to children.

The Deputy Prime Minister of Poland Yaroslav Kacinsky said that his country is open to proposals to place American nuclear weapons on its territory, Welt Am Sonntag reports. “ If the Americans would ask us to place atomic weapons in Poland, we would be open for this. This would significantly strengthen the restraint of Moscow , ”said Kaczynsky.